Jelenia Góra
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| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Mayor | Marek Obrębalski |
| Area | 108,4 km² |
| Population - city - urban - density |
87,017 (2006) 802,74/km² |
| Founded | 10th century |
| City rights | 1288 |
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Jelenia Góra [jɛˈlɛɲa ˈgura ] (German: Hirschberg im Riesengebirge) is a town in southwestern Poland. The name of the city means "deer mountain" in Polish and German.
Jelenia Góra is situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously capital of Jelenia Góra Voivodeship (1975-1998). Prior to 1945 it was one of the largest cities in the former German state of Silesia.
Population: 87,017 (2006)
Area: 108,4 km²
Geographic location:
City rights: 1288
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[edit] History
Jelenia Góra was probably founded by Slavs in the Middle Ages. It received city rights in 1288 and was gradually Germanized. The town was annexed with Lower Silesia by the Kingdom of Prussia during the Silesian Wars. It became part of the German Empire in 1871 and until 1945 was part of Germany. After 1945 the German inhabitants were expelled along the lines of Potsdam Agreement and replaced with Polish settlers.
[edit] Sports
- Vitaral Jelfa Jelenia Góra - women's handball team playing in Polish Ekstraklasa Women's Handball League: 3rd place in 2003/2004 season.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Jelenia Góra-Legnica constituency
Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from Jelenia Gora-Legnica constituency in Polish parliamentary election, 2005
- Ślusarczyk Piotr, LPR
- Witek Elżbieta, PiS
- Lipiński Adam, PiS
- Zubowski Jan, PiS
- Madziarczyk Tadeusz, PiS
- Schetyna Grzegorz, PO
- Sawicka Beata, PO
- Cybulski Piotr, PO
- Szmajdziński Jerzy, SLD
- Litwin Czesław, Samoobrona RP
- Costa Hubert, Samoobrona RP
- Zbrzyzny Ryszard, SLD
